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Sidney residents were lined up early Saturday for their opportunity at a free tree. The tree giveaway was part of the Arbor Day celebration held in Sidney Saturday, April 28. The event was held at the Lodgepole Creek Campground with the celebration beginning in the lodge. The gates to the Youth Camp opened at 6 a.m. with sign-up for the tree give-away beginning at 7 a.m. The program started at I a.m. with a welcome speech by Tom Von Seggern and an introduction of Tree Board members, council memb...
The festivities were lively and the food was tasty as friends and supporters of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department came together for the annual Fireman's Ball Friday. The Fireman's Ball is a fundraising event supporting the expenses of the volunteer department. The event has historically been a dinner and dance. It was updated to a dinner and entertainment. This year the featured entertainment was the Colorado Dueling Pianos. The Colorado Dueling Pianos is a show of two pianists sometimes, com...
On Saturday, the Creek Valley, Leyton, and Potter-Dix track teams traveled to Bayard to compete in the MAC Invitational Track & Field Meet. On both the men's and women's sides, Bayard came out on top at the meet, while the Creek Valley women's team finished second and the Creek Valley boy's team finished third. The Potter-Dix and Leyton women's teams finished tied for third, while the Potter-Dix men's team finished fourth and the Leyton men's team finished sixth out of a total of eight competing...
Creek Valley's Chaz Bauer placed tenth, Karl Motzkus placed fourth, and Michael Rahe placed sixth at the MAC Golf Tournament in Bayard on Friday....
The Red Raider Track and Field teams dominated the competition at the Western Conference Championships, with both the boy's and girl's squads taking first place honors at the end of the day. The boy's squad topped second place Scottsbluff and the girl's squad beat second place Mitchell to take top honors. For the boys, Sidney junior Cade Lewis placed first in the 100 meters and second in the 200 meters. Sophomore Skylar Heineman won the 400 meters and sophomore Benjamin Bashtovoi placed second...
Suzanne "Suzy" Marie Swahn, 62, of Humboldt, Nebraska was born on July 29, 1955 in Gordon, Nebraska to William and Willistine (Clark) Fankhauser. The family moved to Sidney, Nebraska shortly after Suzy was born and she spent her younger years there. After graduating from Sidney High School in 1972, Suzy enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she earned a degree in music education. Her first teaching job was at Lyons, Nebraska, followed by a teaching job at Deaver, Wyoming. As...
Darlene Isobel (Brooks) Stromer was born to Harry and Gladys (Beck) Brooks on June 30, 1946 in Hastings, Nebraska. She Passed away April 26, 2018 at her home in Lyons, Nebraska. Darlene graduated from Juniata High School, in Juniata, Nebraska, in 1964. On May 8, 1970 she was married to Jacob (Jack) P. Stromer in Juniata. They lived most of their lives together in Potter, Nebraska. They retired and moved to Lyons in 2014. Darlene worked at Cabela's in Sidney, Nebraska for over 20 years. She was...
The Reverend James Edward Novakowski, age 67 of North Platte, passed away at his home on Wednesday April 25, 2018. Fr. Jim was born December 4, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA to Edward and Regina (Mulvey) Novakowski. His mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he helped care for her until her death in 1986. His father was married to Clare and she became a much loved step-mother to him. He attended St. Anne Elementary School and Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia. After...
